As part of its defense policy, “Strong, Secure, Engaged,” the Government of Canada is acquiring 88 advanced fighter jets for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) through a competitive process that will ensure the requirements of the RCAF are met while ensuring best value for Canadians. - Click here if this is your press release! - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
On April 19, 2021, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled the Liberal
Government’s 2021 budget (Budget 2021). Budget 2021 is titled “A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience” and unveils CA$101.4 billion in new spending, along with certain policy developments. One of these new policy developments is Canada’s procurement for new fighter aircraft.
Budget 2021 reaffirms Canada’s economic interests as a core principle of its procurement policy.
2017 policy
In December 2017, the Government of Canada (the Government) launched a
competition process for 88 advanced fighter aircraft, CF-18s, the biggest investment in the Royal Canadian Air Forces in more than 30 years (2017 Procurement). The contract value for the 2017 Procurement is between CA$15 to CA$19 billion. The 2017 Procurement was originally due to close in March 2020. However, in February 2020, the Government granted a 3-month extension to the deadline at the request of the indus